When President Trump gave his first press conference since the start of the Iran war, he brushed past Vice President Vance, instead lavishing praise on Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “Marco Rubio is doing a great job. I think he’s going to go down as the greatest secretary of State in history,” Trump told reporters Monday. “He’s… Source link
The Swedish military confirmed Friday that a drone jammed near a French aircraft carrier this week was Russian as France slammed the spy attempt as a “ridiculous provocation”. The incident happened on Thursday in the Oresund, the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden. A Swedish navy vessel jammed the drone 13 kilometres (eight miles) from France’s flagship, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Sweden’s armed forces confirmed that the drone had been Russian. “During the visit of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, one of the Swedish Armed Forces’ vessels observed a drone taking off from a Russian signals intelligence ship,” said a military statement. “The Swedish Armed Forces can now confirm that a Russian drone has carried out an unauthorised flight,” it added. Sweden’s Defence Minister Pal Jonson said Thursday that the drone was “probably” Russian, noting the presence nearby of a Russian military vessel. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told journalists on the Charles de Gaulle on Friday that if Russian involvement was confirmed, “the only conclusion I would draw is …
